Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Revised by Alexander Leighton
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BAISEE, BAIVIE, _s._ a large fire; a great blaze.
BAKE, _s._ a biscuit. BAKSTER, BAXSTER, _s._ a baker. BALD, BAULD, _adj._ bold; intrepid. BALDERDASH, _s._ foolish noisy nonsense. BALK, BURRAL, _s._ an elevated ridge, raised by a plough. BALLANT, _s._ a ballad; a song. BALOW, BALOO, _s._ a lullaby; a term used by nurses when lulling children. _To_ BAN, BANN, _v. a._ to curse. BANNIN, _pr. pa_. swearing. BANDKYN, _s._ a species of cloth, the warp of which is thread of gold and the woof silk, and adorned with figures. BANDSTER, BANSTER, _s._ one who binds sheaves after the reapers in the harvest field. BANE, _s._ a bone. BANE-FYER, _s._ a bonfire. |
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